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Greenpeace is detoxifying the clothing industry

In 2011 Greenpeace launched a campaign to reduce hazardous chemicals from clothing manufacturing into the world's waterways. The aim was to achieve zero discharge by the year 2020. 80 international brands and suppliers took up the challenge, amongst them luxury brands, high street fashion conglomerates, sportswear and outdoor outfitters and a...

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Greenpeace expedition finds microplastics in remote Antarctic waters

Water and snow samples collected in a recent Greenpeace expedition to the Antarctic have revealed the presence of microplastics and persistent chemicals. Their findings confirm that plastic can be found even in the most remote areas of the planet. The extensive use of polyester in the fashion industry is partially to blame for the problem:...

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Make Smthng week rejects consumerism promoted by Black Friday

London - With Black Friday only two days away, retailers promotional discounts and sales are at the front and centre of all attention across high street and shopping centres. However, some organizations and brands are taking a stand against Black Friday by promoting other values and offering alternatives to the sale shopping day. Fashion...

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Greenpeace on why fashion is at a crossroads

Greenpeace has never been on the best of terms with the fashion industry. The global NGO is known to criticize the fashion industry for its lack of commitment to making its sector more sustainable. However, this is not the case this time. In the new study "Fashion at the crossroads" presented at Milan Fashion Week, Greenpeace criticizes fashion...

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Can #BuyNothingDay put a dent in our fast-fashion addiction?

London - 20 percent discount at Asos under the codename GoGoGo. 30 percent discount at Levi's. Urban Outfitters and Monki offer 50 percent off on selected lines, while H&M goes for up to 60 percent off, following its 20 percent off promotional offer. All weekend long, these fashion retailers have been flashing their tantalising discounts at me,...

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Greenpeace announces the most eco-friendly fashion brands

Greenpeace has praised Inditex, Benetton and H&M for “leading the industry towards a toxic-free future” in its third Detox Catwalk campaign to eliminate hazardous chemicals by 2020. The three apparel firms topped the online ranking of 19 fashion and sportswear companies, with Greenpeace stating that they were the only “avant-garde” companies...

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Italy: 20 Prato manufacturers join Greenpeace Detox campaign

Twenty companies in the Prato garment and textile district, the oldest in Italy, have joined the Greenpeace Detox campaign, the environmental organisation announced on its blog on Thursday. The Detox campaign supports brands in removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and in tackling water pollution. The latest move is an effort to...

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Toxic chemicals found in outdoor gear from The North Face, Patagonia and Jack Wolfskin

Greenpeace said Monday that hazardous chemicals were "widely present" in a range of outdoor gear it tested, from clothing and footwear to backpacks, tents and sleeping bags. The environmental activist group said out of 40 products tested, only four were free of per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). The study showed that toxic chemicals are...

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Models in gas masks highlight Indonesian environmental devastation

Wearing gas masks and designer dresses, models paraded down a catwalk against a backdrop of polluted, rubbish-strewn paddy fields in central Indonesia, a colourful condemnation of the fashion industry's role in causing environmental devastation. The women marched up and down in black rubber boots on a runway of wooden planks to dance music,...

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Greenpeace presents latest Detox catwalk

Greenpeace East Asia has released its latest Detox catwalk, a report that assesses how effective fashion brands really are in removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution. The catwalk divides them into three groups : Detox leaders, greenwashers and Detox losers. Sportswear giant Adidas cleaned up its act and...

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Adidas back onside after agreeing to 'come clean'

Nearly one year after environmental group Greenpeace launched it's detox campaign and labeled Adidas as a “greenwasher,” the German sportswear brand has agreed to work with the group to “clean up its act.” On the eve of the World Cup, Adidas revealed its milestone plan to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from its products and become toxic-free...

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Harmful chemicals also in luxury kids clothes

After a Greenpeace study about harmful chemicals in a wide range of children's clothing and footwear caused an outcry just a month ago – and wrestled a few detox commitments out of leading brands – environmental group Greenpeace International dug further and for the first time, looked for (and found) harmful chemicals in clothing for children...